ChaseChrome
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Just a thought for those who err on the side of fishing the fly...
How about starting a section of member flies and recipes others can refer to...
Post your own iteration of a famous fly or your go-to pattern...
Would be great to develop an OFF taxonomy of flies.Responses, ideas, AND your patterns welcome!!
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nice fly--very nice. PS sorry to add here but i cant shoutbox for some reason--who/what is a schnipster? lol
Pheasant Tail Nymph (PTN)
Baetis / Blue-Winged Olive/March Browns
Notes: The Pheasant Tail Nymph (PTN) is a design of Frank Sawyer, who was the River Keeper of Avon River in England in the early 1900's. The pattern was designed to imitate the baetis hatches occuring on the Avon. To keep the sillouette slender, Mr. Sawyer used only two materials: fine copper wire and 4 Pheasant Tail Fibers. The shape allowed the fly to quickly sink with the weight of the wire, the few fibers gave the appearance of legs and tails
Today, most Pheasant Tail Nymphs (PTN), tend to be larger with somewhat more materials to imitate the Callibaetis, Blue-wing Olives, March Browns and other mayflies that frequent our streams
Materials: (to Order Material, click the link)
Hook: TMC 3761 #12
Thread: Fine Copper Wire
Tail: Pheasant Tail Fibers
Abdomen: Pheasant Tail Fibers
Wingcase:Holo tinsil
Thorax: Pheasant Tail Fibers